Chendall Weaver Is Taking His Eligibility Case To a New Court as He Fights To Get To Play For Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Team — a PaperCity Exclusive

Chendall Weaver is taking his fight to be declared eligible for Kelvin Sampson’s University of Houston team to a new venue, he tells PaperCity. With his court case in Tennessee having seemingly hit a dead end, Weaver and his advisory team are planning to file in another state, most likely Texas.

“I’m talking with my agent, talking with my coaches, trying to see,” Weaver told PaperCity Friday night of the decision on where to refile.

Talented Texas Tech forward Jamichael Stillwell refiled his own eligibility suit against the NCAA in Lubbock County after finding his Georgia case road blocked and Stillwell was just granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) by a judge on Friday that allows him to play immediately for the Red Raiders. Weaver and his team are now working to find the best path to Weaver getting his own temporary restraining order.

Both Stilwell and Weaver are fifth-year players who transferred from other universities. Weaver, a 6-foot-3 guard known for being a defensive disruptor and energizing force, played the last three seasons at the University of Texas after playing his freshman season at UT Arlington. He has been practicing with Houston throughout the summer and fall, preparing and hoping for a chance to play.

“Just a little bit,” Weaver tells PaperCity when asked if it’s been frustrating. “But I’m in my fifth year. I’ve been hurt before. I’ve been on the sidelines, been able to cheer my team on. Just waiting on the day. It could be any day now.”

While Weaver waits for a TRO that will allow him to play for Houston, he works to keep himself ready.

“I’m coming in, putting the work in every day,” he says. “Getting better in practice. When the moment is there, I’ll be ready.”

Of course, a temporary restraining order does not guarantee a player like Weaver longterm stability. The NCAA continues to aggressively litigate against fifth year players from the high school class of 2022 seeking eligibility. College sports’ governing body won a federal court case ruling on Friday against granting class of 2022 players have another season on appeal. But that ruling does not directly affect the state cases like Weaver’s.

“(Kelvin Sampson) says just keep showing up every day,” Weaver says. “Me not knowing when the next game is going to be. If I’ll ever get to play college basketball again. Just keep showing up every day.”

Sampson has previously pointed out how Weaver’s never had any professional basketball experiences or contact on any level, noting that his case is very different from a player who participating in the NBA Summer League or any kind of camp.

University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson points out that Chendall Weaver never had any NBA or pro basketball flirtations or experience. Weaver’s situation is very different from the LSU players who were in NFL camps and tried to go back to the college game.

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Now Chendall Weaver will take his case to a new court, hoping to be granted the same kind of chance other players in his situation have been given. A temporary restraining order means the opportunity to play in games.

Weaver does not expect to be eligible to play against Cal on Sunday night in UH’s second game of the season with his case not yet filed in a new venue and the courts closed for the weekend.

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